The United Nations Human Rights Committee has expressed concern, inter alia, over the use of weapons in combat situations linked to alleged terrorism, leading to large-scale loss of life.4 Regarding the death penalty, in its General Comment No. 29, the Human Rights Committee has noted that due to the non-derogable nature of the right to life, any trial possibly leading to capital punishment (even during a state of emergency) must conform to the relevant provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, including its due-process and fair-trial provisions.5
Por lo que se refiere a la pena de muerte, el Comité de Derechos Humanos, en su observación general No. 29, señaló que como el derecho a la vida no podía suspenderse, cualquier juicio en que se pudiera imponer la pena de muerte (incluso durante un estado de excepción) debía ajustarse a las disposiciones pertinentes del Pacto Internacional de Derechos Civiles y Políticos, incluidas las relativas a las debidas garantías procesales5.